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== Accessing Records ==
== Accessing Records ==
=== 1. Online at FamilySearch ===
===Online at the State Archives===
For most localities, digital copies of church records are included in the civil registration online collection. '''Church records prior to 1796 were considered to be the country's civil registration:'''
*'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, index and images.
*'''1582-1914''' - {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}}, index and images.
*'''1541-1914''' - {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1914}}, index and images.
*'''1600-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138500|Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1913}}, index and images.
*'''1798-1906''' - {{RecordSearch|2138507|Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}}, index and images.
*'''1621-1914''' - {{RecordSearch|2138505|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914}}, index and images.
*'''1580-1920''' - {{RecordSearch|2138510|Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920}}, images only.
*'''1800-1912''' - {{RecordSearch|2138511|Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912}}, index and images.
*'''1582-1910''' - {{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}}, index and images.<br>
An alternative way to access these records is through [[Zoekakten]]. It is generally easier to access records this way.


===2. Online  at the State Archives===
The State [i.e. Federal] Archives of Belgium/Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique has images and some indexes of church records . Free [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration registration] is required to view the records The site comes in English, French, German or Dutch(see top left corner)


Church records digital images are also online from the '''State  Archives/Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique'''  You will need to complete a free registration here: [http://search.arch.be/nl/component/user/register '''Register''']. <br>
Most of the records are available only as images. They can be [https://search.arch.be/nl/tips/101-burgerlijke-stand][https://search.arch.be/en/themas/tips/507-church-registers-en browsed here]. A few have been indexed. They can be [https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen searched here]. The images placed online are not necessarily the entirety of the records are available- the remaining records would need to be viewed in person at the archives. Nonetheless, the vast majority have been placed online.
This address leads to the [http://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=databanken '''Zoekrobotten--Search Robot (or Search Engine)'''] which leads to several search options:
 
::*[http://search.arch.be/nl/zoeken-naar-personen '''Zoeken naar personen'''] searches by individual name. English instructions are provided.
===GeneaKnowHow===
::*[http://search.arch.be/nl/zoeken-naar-archieven '''Zoeken naar archieven'''] searches by location. English instructions are provided.
===3.  Geneaknowhow===
Some church records can be found on the site [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow], which contains many links to local genealogical websites and sources.
Some church records can be found on the site [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow], which contains many links to local genealogical websites and sources.


=== 4.  FamilySearch Catalog ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
:::a. Click on this link to see the  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=145&query=%2Bplace%3ABelgium '''Belgium'''] page in the FamilySearch Catalog
:::a. Click on this link to see the  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=145&query=%2Bplace%3ABelgium '''Belgium'''] page in the FamilySearch Catalog
:::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium"''' and a list of towns and cities will open.
:::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium"''' and a list of towns and cities will open.
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:::g. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the film listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.The microfilm image means that the film has not yet been digitized. You can view the microfilm at the Family History Library at Salt Lake City. All microfilms should be digitized by 2020.  
:::g. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the film listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.The microfilm image means that the film has not yet been digitized. You can view the microfilm at the Family History Library at Salt Lake City. All microfilms should be digitized by 2020.  


=== 5. Writing to a Catholic Priest for Church Records ===
=== Writing to a Catholic Priest for Church Records ===
When you cannot locate the records online or in a microfilm, baptism, marriage, and death records may be found by contacting or visiting local parish priests.   
When you cannot locate the records online or in a microfilm, baptism, marriage, and death records may be found by contacting or visiting local parish priests.   


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